General Business

Overview: Participants are the management of a fictional company. Without warning, the internal network slows to a crawl, outgoing email refuses to send, and PCs start to mysteriously reboot. You are under attack...

This scenario targets how management will deal with a cyber-threat. This is NOT an IT/technology-based exercise, though IT can work in parallel to determine how they would handle such a situation and communicate with the leadership.

Overview: Participants are the management team for a fictional organization. An earthquake rocks the region - your power is out, employees are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked employees and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, deadlines that need to be met, your employees are upset - how would a team handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed? See how your management staff will respond.

Exercise Focus: Shelter-in-place / Evacuation / Business Recovery

Delivery: This Conduct It Yourself Tabletop Exercise is available for immediate download.

Overview: Participants are the management team for a fictional organization. Suddenly, the building shakes from a loud explosion! The power is out, employees and guests are injured, the building is evacuated, there are missing people, deadlines need to be met, employees are upset - how would a team handle such a disaster, especially with your building now closed? See how your management staff will respond.

Overview: Participants are the management team of a fictional cargo company. A hurricane is heading for the area and preparations are under way to secure the facilities and get employees home. Unfortunately, the hurricane was much larger than expected and damages are much greater. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when employees can't get to work, the facility is closed and the customers cargo is damaged? Put your team to the test.

Overview: Participants are the management team of a fictional organization. Media reports are telling of the ever increasing impact of an Influenza. Your available staff is dropping rapidly due to sickness, the need for staff to attend to sick family members and the general fear of becoming sick. The challenges continue as the loss of staffing affects the chain of command and ongoing operations. To top it off, there are fatalities, including a senior member of your staff. This scenario will see how far your preparations have gone and how you will continue to serve your customers.

Overview: Participants work as the management team of a fictional organization in a fictional office building. Suddenly, a loud BOOM shakes your building - a news report blares, "... bombing... all area buildings must Shelter-in-Place...". Now the chaos begins. There are unsettled and angry employees, radiation detected and employees needing medicine. How will the management team handle the situations that arise when employees and guests are forced to stay inside for a long period of time? How will they keep the employees inside and keep the outsiders from getting in?

Overview: The Crisis Management Team of a medium sized business is without its leader when a tornado hits their building. The building is damaged, employees are injured and their cars are destroyed. The surrounding area is a disaster. Emergency personnel are overwhelmed. How will your CMT handle this disaster? Put your team to the test.

Exercise Focus: Emergency Response / Crisis Communications

Delivery: This Conduct It Yourself Tabletop Exercise is available for immediate download.

Overview: Participants are the management team for a fictional organization. Suddenly, the building shakes from a loud explosion! The power is out, employees are injured, the building must shelter-in-place bringing issues of panicked employees and medical problems. When you can evacuate, there are missing people, deadlines that need to be met, employees that are upset - how would a team handle such a disaster, especially that your building is now closed? See how your management staff will respond.

Overview: Participants are the employees of a fictional organization. Suddenly, everyone jumps as shots are heard. Employees begin screaming and running in every direction. The shooter takes hostages as the remaining employees flee the building. While the police talk to the shooter, employees are upset and deadlines still need to be met. See how your organization would handle such a disaster, especially now that your floor is closed as a crime scene. How will your employees respond?